Camp-stove.



W. W. JACKSON.

GAMP STOVE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 37 1914.

1,126,220, Patent ed Jan. 26, 1915.

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Application filed June 3,1914. Serial in. 842,698.

To all 'LUjlOM it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM W. JacnsoN,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident .of the city, county, and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful improvements in Gamp-Stovc's, of whlch the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure l is an isometric view of a cainp stove, constructed according to my invention, showing the stove in its .most rudimen'ta'r'y form, in which it inay be used; Fig.

2 is a side elevation of one of the interlocking' tie-bars for connecting the side plates of the stove and serving also as supports for the grate, and for the top plate; Fig. 3 is a plan View or the perforated lower plate; Fig. i a side elevation and Fig. an end view thereof,- Figs. 4 and 5 showing the meat roasting attachment erected; Fig. '6 is an elevation of onset the end plates; and Fig.

.7 an isometric view of my improved camp stove; in its complete form, suitable for cooking and for baking as well.

The difficulty with most, if not all, of the so-called camp stoves, heretofore known in the art, is in that they are too elaborate and contain a' great many parts, and require many screws and bolts and considerable skill to erect them,

and also in that, owing to this circumstance,

they are quite diilicult to setup, to'pa'ck and to transport.-

The object of my invention is to provide a ioldable caiiip stove oive'ry simple construction, composed of a minimum number of parts, not requiring any screws, bolts and other auxiliaries for setting it up, and yet affording efficient facilities for cooking and baking, andfor such othenuses, for which a camp stove is ord narily required.

With this object in view my invention consists in the devising of the several parts ot the stove, and of the manner of combining them, so as to set up the stove as may be required for the intended uses thereof.

My improved camp stove is composed essentially of the the 'projections b down, i in the notches m,

side plates a and a, a set ee'of interlocking tie-bars b, whereby the side plates a and a are rigidly joined together, so as to constitute, with the tie-bars, a substantial, and a rigid frame, and of the perforated plate 0. These are the essential parts of my improved camp stove, constituting its rudimentary form as illustrated in 'Fig. 1, yet amply sufiicient for boiling 'or Trying or broiling of food. The end'plates d, and eventually also a top platez', are additional parts of the stove, not essential for the ordinary camp cooking operations, but helpful, and affording means to equip the stove for baking of bread, etc. The ioldable meat roasting attachment, constructed as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, is also an additional and useful, though no essential part of the stove.

The side plates or and a are providedmade corresponding to the dimensions ofthe heads b of the tiehars b, and the width of the notches m in the tie-oars correspond to the thickness of the side plates 0; and a.

Thus when the headsb of the tie-bars b are inserted in the slots f and then pushed the side plates'a and a are engaged the tie-hers; they are then rigidly held between their heads I) and the straight faces in the ends or heads 72 and thus interlocked with of the projections 6 abutting against the inner sides of the side plates. in this manner a substantial and rigid connection is made between the side plates and the tie- 9 bars, and the structure thus erected will he oamply rigid, and capable of sustaining the structure for any purpose,- for which a camp stove may serve. (/l her'l the perforated plate;

cis then laid on the lower tier of the tiehare b, the erection of the camp stove in its most rudimentary form is completed, and the stove thus made up of the parts will be s'ufiicient for any ordinary purposes of camp cooking. When using the stove, the fire is made in the space underneath the perforated plate a and the pots, or spiders, in which the cooking is to be done, are set upon it. v

Toeffect a better utilization of thefuel, and, eventually, also to protect the food from dust and ashes, the end plates 03 are set'in position. For this purpose the end plates at are providedwith perforations k and with slots Z in their lower edges, as shown in Fig. 6, and buttons it are pro'- vided on the sides of tie-bars b, .and the H- s'haped sockets 'n. on theends of platec. The round perforations serve to enable the end plates d to be passed over the heads of "the buttons 71. and then they are. dropped onto the shanks thereof; the slots Z then engage with the cross-bars of the sockets n, and thus the end plates 03 are held firmly against displacement by the heads of the buttons 72. and by the sockets 92.. If then the top plate 7. isset in its place, the space a baking thus inclosed is transformed into oven, intowhich thebread pans, or whatever else may be desired to be baked, may

then-be set. The perforated plate 0" may, for this purpose, be eventually replaced by a'solid plate, like the top plate 6, or covered with a plate of sheet metal or the drip pan. .The roasting of meat may be undertaken in the same way, or the attachment, illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 may be used.; This attachment comprises the two foldable brackets 0 and the rod p.

provided, with abutting against plate 0 stops, or feet 8,

shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

when erected as When not used, the brackets o are folded upon the plate a, as shown in Fig. 3. Bear- Q vings 0' for therod 72 are provided in the '45 apexes of 'the brackets oand the rod 79 serves, when set in, to maintain the brackets o upstanding. For this purpose, a fixed collar r is set on the rod at its handle end,

- on; the bearing 0.

" serted in from and other, tapered end. The bearing 0 on one of the brackets o is closed, and the tapered end ;0 of the rod 72 is inserted therein after the collar T has been slid and wedged therein theother bracket, is bifurcated to permit the rod ;0 to be inabove. When this is done the collars r, vand r the brackets 0 through the perforation win the end plate d, andhandle u may be' connected thereto in the usual way for turning the rod r during the roasting of the meat stuck thereonr I All'parts of my improved camp stove are on the endsof the 1 The brackets 0 are hinged in lugs q and are .40

a removable collar 1" is fitted on its and the stops 8-, hold- 1n-uprighted position. The

- end of rod p projects provided with the requisite means for joining them together insetting up the stove in any of the several variationsthere are no loose screws-or bolts or wedges or angles, etc., to be lostand there are no parts of my improved camp stove that do not permit of flat packing. The erecting of the stove is a most simple operation, easily and quickly performed, and the stove as well adapted for any and all cooking as may be re uired in a camp.

claim as my invention:

1. A camp stove comprising two side plates having correspondingly arranged slots, tie-bars having recessed ends, fitted into the slots and depending projections, extending at right angles to the tie-bars, the tie-bars interlocking with the side plates, and a perforated plate, fitted between the side plates and supported upon the tie-bars; substantially as herein shown and described. 2. A camp stove comprising two side plates having correspondingly arranged slots, tie-bars having recessed ends, fitted into the slots and depending projections, extending at right angles t I the tie-bars, the tie-bars interlockin with he side plates, a perforated plate, tted between the side plates and supported upon the tie-bars, buttons on the tie-bars and H-shaped abutments perforated plate; end plates, having slotted apertures in position to engage the buttons, and open slots on their lower ends in abutments on the perforated plate; substan tially as herein shown and described.

3.- A camp stove comprising two side plates having correspondingly arranged slots, tie-bars having recessed ends, fitted into the slots and depending projections, extending at right angles to the tie-bars, the tie-bars interlockin with the side plates, a perforated plate, fitted between the side plates and supported upon the tie-bars, buttons on the tie-bars and H-shaped abutments on the ends of the perforated plate; end plates having slotted apertures in position to engage the buttons and open slots on their lower ends in position to engage with the abutments on the perforated plate, and

a top plate, fitted between the side plates,;

and set upon the uppermost row of tie-bars;

substantially as herein shown and described. A camp stove comprising two side plates position to engage with the tending at right'angles to the tie-bars, the i tie-bars interlocking with the side plates; a

perforated. plate, 'fitted in, between the side plates, and supported upon the'tie-bars; foldable brackets, hinged thereto, and provided with bearings on their free ends, and

with stops, abutting against the perforated 'tme seo v I plate when the brackets are set iip; a red bars and upon the perforated plate; subset in the bearings of the brackets, and prostantially as herein shown and described. vided with stops engaging with, the lnner side thereof to hold the brackets in upright WILLIAM JACKSGN' position; plates set between the side plates Witnesses: above the perforated plate, and'means for WILLIAM IL. Tom's,

holdipg the plates in position upon the'tie-- V Lomsn R. 

